Cheehoo, also spelled chehoo, is a Polynesian exclamation of excitement heard in Hawaiian and Samoan culture, often shouted while surfing, celebrating or greeting others with enthusiasm. The phrase gained wider recognition through Pacific Islander communities online and through its use by Maui in Disney's Moana films, where the shout became linked with confidence and joy. Short clips of the yell later spread on social media and soundboards as a reusable reaction, detached from a full scene and used whenever a moment calls for pure hype.